Staging - Glottis

Question 1

Carcinoma in situ

Answer 1

Tis

Question 2

Tumor limited to the true vocal cords with normal mobility

Answer 2

T1

Question 3

T1a?

Answer 3

Tumor limited to one vocal cord with normal mobility

Question 4

T1b?

Answer 4

Tumor limited to both vocal cords with normal mobility

Question 5

T2?

Answer 5

Tumor extends to the supra- or subglottis, and/or with impaired vocal cord mobility

Question 6

T3?

Answer 6

Tumor limited to the larynx with vocal cord fixation and/or invasion into the paraglottic space and/or partial invasion of the inner cortex of thyroid cartilage

Question 7

T4a?

Answer 7

Tumor invades through the outer cortex of the thyroid cartilage and/or invades tissues beyond the larynx (trachea, soft tissues of neck, deep extrinsic muscles of tongue, strap muscle, thyroid, esophagus)